Leviathan Mine

The Leviathan Mine is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Leviathan Mine

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Diamond Joe District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co.
Years: 1971 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1943
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: THIN VEINLETS AND IRREGULAR MASSES

Structure

Type: L
Description: There Is Evidence Of Movement-The Footwall Has A Clean Slip, The Hanging Wall Is Irregular

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized And Kaolinized

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE OF 22 SAMPLES: 2.73% MOS2, 1.71% CU, 0.02 OZ/T AU, 1.4 OZ/ T AG. KING REPORTED A GRADE OF 1.18% MOS2.

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite

Comments

Comment (Development): OPERATED BY LEVIATHAN MINES CO IN 1918 AND 1928.

Comment (Commodity): WHALE VEIN AVERAGES ABOUT 2% MOS2 AND A TRIFLE OVER 2% CU. 1% MO & 1% CU IN CHALCOPYRITE, LESS IN PYRITE

Comment (Production): A MILL WAS BUILT IN 1916 AND OPERATED FOR SOME TIME WITH UNSATISFA CTORY RECOVERY. REPORTEDLY A HEAVY PRODUCER IN WWI

Comment (Deposit): OUTCROP ON WHALE VEIN IS STRONG FOR ABOUT 1500 FT WITH "PINCH & SWELL" FROM 18 IN TO 30 FT. UNDERGROUND IT SHOWS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF OVER 3 FT.

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M003826 WITH RECORD M003826 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. SEE RECORD M030375 IN MOLYBDENUM FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DELUGE WASH AREA. THIS RECORD ALSO CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000323 OF R.U. KING WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): IN E HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS, DELUGE WASH AREA.

References

Reference (Deposit): PETAR, 1932, USBM EC PAPER #15.

Reference (Deposit): HORTON, 1916, USBM BULL 111.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A., 1943.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AZ DEPT MIN RES, 1962.

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